Noodles & Company

 

  A week or so ago, I ate at Noodles & Company for the first time!  I was excited because my sister loved it and recommended it to me.  However, I was disappointed to find out as I was finishing up my order that their air conditioning wasn't working properly.  I couldn't bear the heat inside, so instead I dealt with the heat and bugs outside.  Not a great solution.

Wisconsin Mac and Cheese

 
I ordered their Wisconsin Mac and Cheese because I wasn't feeling very adventurous.  I realized after I ordered it that I don't know whether I got a regular or a small bowl...I didn't specify and they didn't ask me which size I wanted.  I got a lot, so I think I ended up with the regular.  Their prices are a little high for what they serve, but not terrible.  My meal was tasty!  It wasn't anything super special, though.  I will give them props for putting shredded cheese on top - that's something I haven't seen or tried before and it added texture and flavor.

Noodles & Company also had one of those high tech soda machines with a touch screen and different flavor add-ins for all different kinds of soda.  This was the first time I used one and it was really cool. :)  Apparently it's called a Coke Freestyle.

The Last Word:  A little lacking in service, but good quality food

"The Amazing Spider-Man" (and update)

The layout/design of my blog has been messed up for quite a while now, but I've kind of fixed it....it's fixed enough that I'm going to start posting reviews again! :)

Recently I had the opportunity to watch "The Amazing Spider-Man" on Clearplay.  "The Amazing Spider-Man" tells the story of Peter Parker's childhood, how he becomes Spider-Man, and the challenges he faces along the way.

I've never seen any of the other Spider-Man movies to compare it to, but I enjoyed it!  It was pretty intense compared to the movies I usually watch, but I liked how it kept me on the edge of my seat.  I thought the acting was great, especially from the leads - Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone.  As an added bonus, Andrew Garfield is fairly attractive in my opinion. ;) Though some parts were pretty predictable, there were also several unexpected twists that kept the storyline intriguing.  I recommend this movie if you enjoy action films.  If you get motion sickness easily, then be careful watching this!  (We watch our movies projected onto the wall in our basement, so it's not for the faint of stomach.)

Clearplay did a pretty good job of editing in this movie.  I was rather frustrated because it cut out the kissing scenes. :/ But it did do a good job with the swearing, as usual.  As we watch more PG-13 rated movies on Clearplay, I'm starting to realize that you can't really avoid everything that makes a movie PG-13, like dark themes.  I probably still wouldn't want kids watching some of these movies - even if they're filtered through Clearplay - for that reason.

The Last Word:  An intriguing action film